The show has traditionally aired on Saturday nights – so shifting it to Sunday for the first time since 2005 is a bold move by the BBC.

What do we know about the first episode?

Trailers have given a glimpse of what to come – including scenes set in Sheffield. It had its premiere at The Light cinema in the city on September 24 – but those in attendance were sworn to secrecy about its contents.

It will obviously establish Huddersfield’s Jodie Whittaker as the 13th and first female Time Lord – and introduce us to her new companions, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole.

What’s the episode called?

It’s called The Woman Who Fell To Earth.

What about the rest of the series?

Series 11 will kick off with a 65-minute opening episode, followed by nine 50 minute episodes, making for a 10 week series overall. There’s normally a Christmas special too – which means that when the series finishes in mid-December, fans won’t have long to wait before the festive special.

Where does Sheffield fit into it all?

We gather that one of the Doctor’s new companions lives in Sheffield in the show – the Park Hill flats to be precise – which is why cameras rolled there for filming earlier this year.

A trailer for the show pictured Whittaker standing against the Sheffield skyline and Bradley Walsh was pictured reading a fictitious Sheffield newspaper in a fish and chip shop in a publicity still for the show.

It’s certain that Sheffield is set to play a big part in the new series.